granddad

noun

grand·​dad ˈgran-ˌdad How to pronounce granddad (audio)
variants or grandad

Examples of granddad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Schwarzenegger is granddad to his daughter Katherine's kids, Eloise Christina, 16 months, and Lyla Maria, 3. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2023 Not leading ladies Martin-Green and Morales, nor Ed Harris (who plays Merit’s Vietnam-surviving granddad, Clay), but practically everyone else who plays a soldier was once a soldier. Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024 Both my parents did, with my late granddad got me that first experience. Melissa Noel, Essence, 4 Mar. 2024 Schwarzenegger is granddad to his daughter Katherine's two kids, Eloise and Lyla Arnold Schwarzenegger is revealing the special name that his grandkids call him. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2023 My dad worked the coal mine, my granddad worked the coal mine, my brothers work the coal mine. Ted Koppel, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2023 The lead mule is River Cartwright, played by the habitually great Jack Lowden, the scion of MI5 royalty who got played in a training exercise that resulted in the theoretical deaths of thousands, and avoided the pink slip only because his granddad (Jonathan Pryce) is MI5 royalty. Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023 Both Jagger and Styles possess a certain swagger, and while the Rolling Stones singer is old enough to be the One Direction heartthrob's granddad, in the past their similar good looks have had some overzealous bloggers suggesting the boy bander could play Jagger in a biopic. Laura Lane, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2022 The actor is also granddad to daughter Katherine's kids, Lyla Maria, 3, and Eloise Christina, 16 months. Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of granddad was in 1764

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“Granddad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granddad. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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